In this thrilling collection of two novellas, Akunin (The Winter Queen) pits Erast Fandorin, his brilliant Russian detective who serves as the deputy for special assignments to the governor-general of czarist Moscow, against two different but equally deadly foes. In the comical The Jack of Spades, Fandorin finds a Watsonian sidekick in Anisii Tulipov, a luckless and overeducated errand boy whose life changes /5(67). Peopled by a rich cast of eccentric characters, and with plots that are as surprising as they are inventive, Special Assignments will delight Akunin’s many fans, while challenging the gentleman sleuth’s brilliant powers of detection. Praise from England: “Boris Akunin’s wit and invention are a source of constant wonder.” –Evening Standard4/5. Paperback original. In Special Assignments, Erast Fandorin, nineteenth-century Russia’s suavest sleuth, faces two formidable new foes: One steals outrageous sums of money, the other takes lives."The Jack of Spades" is a civilized swindler who has conned thousands of rubles from Moscow's residents – including Fandorin's own boss, Prince Dolgorukoi.
BORIS AKUNIN. "The Jack of Spades" is a civilized swindler who has conned thousands of rubles from Moscow's residents -- including Fandorin's own boss, Prince Dolgorukoi. To catch him, Fandorin and his new assistant, timid young policeman Anisii Tulipov, must don almost as many disguises as the grifter does himself. Buy Special Assignments by Boris Akunin, Andrew Bromfield from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £ 2. The Works of Boris Akunin. In , for the first time he begins to write his own novel. Later these works get published under the pseudonym B. Akunin. It is worth noting that the transcript of the "B" as "Boris" occurs much later, when the writer starts to give interviews and his popularity quickly grows.
In this thrilling collection of two novellas, Akunin (The Winter Queen) pits Erast Fandorin, his brilliant Russian detective who serves as the deputy for special assignments to the governor-general of czarist Moscow, against two different but equally deadly foes. In the comical The Jack of Spades, Fandorin finds a Watsonian sidekick in Anisii Tulipov, a luckless and overeducated errand boy whose life changes when Fandorin takes him under his wing. Editions for Special Assignments: (Paperback published in ), (Hardcover published in ), (Paperback published in. In Special Assignments, Erast Fandorin, nineteenth-century Russia’s suavest sleuth, faces two formidable new foes: One steals outrageous sums of money, the other takes lives. "The Jack of Spades" is a civilized swindler who has conned thousands of rubles from Moscow's residents – including Fandorin's own boss, Prince Dolgorukoi.
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